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Ofwono Opondo: Cecilia Ogwal Was a Manipulative Woman
By Ofwono Opondo
Nigerians say, “No matter how hot your anger is, it cannot cook yams.” Cecilia Atim Barbara Ogwal, the estranged former Assistant Secretary General of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC), turned FDC honcho and Dakolo…
Effective Implementation of PDM Pillars Can Stir Local Development
A few months back the government of Uganda rolled out its flagship community development program, commonly known as Parish development model (PDM) with an aim to pull our 39% of its population from the subsistence production to the money…
EAC States Must Overlook Parochial Local Interests for Wider Community Objectives
The stated rallying call for formation of the EAC was to widen and deepen political, economic, social and cultural integration aimed at improving the quality of life for the people of East Africa through improved competitiveness, value…
Opinion: Is the Fight Against Land Grabbing a Lost Cause?
The order of nature commands that man was set to multiply and fill the world. What it didn’t say, is if it filled to the brim, what would happen to the excess numbers produced on a limited land mass, if the Malthusian theory of population…
Buganda Kingdom’s Enkuuka: An Opposition Rally Disguised as a Music Concert
In the minds of revellers, Enkuuka pits Mengo against the central government
Comment: The Wetland Conservation Vs Livelihood Debate
The debate about conserving wetlands has not only taken the angle of environment conservation, but a myriad of other social, political, religious and economic factors in areas where for ages, societies have eked a living as part of the…
The Mutual Benefit of Streamlined Mombasa Port Operations and Uganda Import Trade
Being a landlocked country, Uganda depends on her regional neighbours, Kenya and Tanzania having coastlines to transact foreign trade. However, the Kenyan port of Mombasa stands out as the major hub for foreign trade and any trade policies…
Minister Kitutu: The Storm and Stench from Karamoja Roofing Sheets
By Ofwono Opondo
The unfolding sleaze arising from 450 pre-painted iron sheets, marked “Office of the Prime Minister; Not for Sale” meant for distribution to vulnerable people in the Karamoja sub-region but allegedly recovered in…
A Response to Tim Kalyegira on IQ
BY CORNELIUS GANDABILT
I've been obsessed with figuring out Uganda/Africa's problem. The last 5 years, I've called Uganda a low IQ society which is a FACT. The author hints on the real problem but his post is about IQ so the real issue…
Test of IQ and ability — Why educated Ugandans can’t transform their country
By Timothy Kalyegira
Note: I first wrote and posted this piece on May 14, 2017 on my Facebook wall.
Have a read through it if you missed it the last time. It might help you to understand why 100 years of Gayaza High School, Namilyango…